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The European Sports Model As A Vindication For UEFA? Why The ECJ Is Likely To...
“The Super League is dead, long live the Super League”– that seems to be the credo of the organisers of a possible Super League, who published their latest concept on 9 February 2023.[1] Not only the...
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Microsoft-Activision deal: UK clearance remains the last hurdle
This is a fast-moving story which is liable to develop daily. This article is up-do-date as of the date of its publication.Merger control is only very occasionally relevant to the ownership of sporting...
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Will EU and UK Competition Authorities scrutinise The PGA Tour, DP World...
The PGA TOUR (“PGA Tour”) and DP World Tour announced their intended partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (“PIF”) in relation to their combined golf related commercial businesses and...
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Leicester City FC fined by UK Competition Authority: Key learnings for sports...
On 31 July 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) issued an infringement decision finding that Leicester City FC colluded with JD Sports to restrict competition in the sales of...
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Working as a football agent in Italy: Complying with the FIFA's Football...
On January 6th, 2023, the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (“FFAR”), were published following their enactment in Doha on December 16th, 2022. Since their publication the FFAR have been vigorously...
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Football agents (PROFAA) v FIFA – CAS’s biggest EU competition law decision yet?
On 24 July 2023, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) issued its decision in the dispute between the Professional Football Agents Association (“PROFAA”) and FIFA in relation to the legality of...
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Is The Obligation to Publish Anti-Doping Decisions A Violation Of The GDPR?
While sports lawyers are eagerly awaiting the ECJ’s decisions in the Superleague1 and ISU2 cases, the publication of the opinion of Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta in case C-115/22 on 14 September 2023...
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Will we ever see a European Super League? A recap of the ESL, ISU, and Royal...
The next instalment of the European Super League (ESL) saga has been set: on 21 December 2023[1], the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will give its much-anticipated judgment in relation...
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Why uncertainty over broadcasting rights threatens the future of French football
French football is at a crossroads. Following the early termination of a lucrative deal with Mediapro, and subsequent legal disputes between several broadcasters and the French professional football...
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The end of the FIFA Agents Cap and the beginning of a less restrained...
The FA has just published the long-awaited written reasons[1] in one of the most significant sports law cases for a while: the successful legal challenge brought by football agents (CAA Base,...
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Legal battle for the creation of new sporting competitions – only the end of...
In the author’s view, a clear current trend in the sports market is the attempt to create new sporting competitions directly contrary to the interests of current competition providers. The reasons are...
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